Gurnam Singh

BERKEXT · CHEM1 · CHEM1A · CHEM30 · CHEM30A · 30A · CHEM30A42042 · 67 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 45%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

Avoid unless you already know chemistry well and can teach yourself around lectures and temper issues.

Best fit · Self Taught ProThick AccentTest HeavyLots of HomeworkTemper IssuesExtra Credit

and fair, many call him rude, impatient, and hard to understand.
Workload is quiz- and ; .
; and weak Canvas use.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

and steady homework can yield As for prepared students, but no partial credit and .

Online students report more self-teaching; in-person students more often mention and weekly quizzes.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Intro chem content is standard, but fast lectures, accent barriers, and material alone.

Online comments stress lecture gaps; in-person comments stress pace and accent.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skipping tanks the grade, including long online lectures in some terms.

; in-person overwhelmingly mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Take-again sits near 45 percent: strong fans exist, but many highly upvoted .

Online lean more negative; in-person is sharply split.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough-grader tags, no partial credit reports, and .

Format shift

Online notes tough grading; in-person adds .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and test-heavy structure demand many study hours.

Format shift

Both formats report weekly work; online adds long lectures and frequent quizzes.

Teaching experience

Average

44/100

and helps after class, but many face rude tone, unreadability, and lecture that skips needs.

Format shift

Online teaching often called incompetent; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and labs dominate over open-ended projects.

Format shift

Online weekly quiz/test pattern is explicit; and quiz heavy.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

; outcomes swing from easy A with to stressful self-teaching under a harsh tone.

Main concern

Accent, impatience with questions, and and stress.

What students said

“!!! !!! This teacher never listens to the students. and he has a thick accent so nothing can be understood.”
CHEM30A

“Just pay attention, come to class, do the and youll get an A.”
CHEM30A

“Hands down the .”
CHEM30

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CHEM30A mixed: one student succeeded with self-study and weekly tests; two found lectures useless and logistics poorly run.

Main concern

; and jury-rigged quizzes frustrate students.

What students said

“almost all of the students in my class ended up skipping his lectures and using YouTube to learn the course materials.”
CHEM30A

“Mandatory 1 - 3 hour lecture attendance and 40 min quizzes that must be taken on zoom on Friday mornings.”
CHEM30A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent quizzes and , sometimes without partial credit.

Weekly QuizzesTest HeavyExtra CreditNo Partial Credit Reports

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and homework prep, with mixed reports on fairness and partial credit.

Weekly QuizzesMultiple TestsExtra CreditNo Partial Credit

“test every Monday, 1 final exam on Weds of the last week.”
CHEM1A

“Does not .”
30A

Online

Online terms used weekly quizzes or tests, sometimes 40-minute Zoom quizzes, with .

Weekly Quiz or TestZoom QuizzesLecture Heavy

“Class is VERY test heavy as there is a .”
CHEM30A

“40 min quizzes that must be taken on zoom on Friday mornings.”
CHEM30A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“!!! !!! This teacher never listens to the students. and he has a thick accent so nothing can be understood.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (3 online, 47 in person), highlighting polarization on clarity, temper, and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🗣️ Accent and Clarity

40/100

“he has a thick accent so nothing can be understood.”

🔥 Temper and Questions

35/100

“He berates students for asking relevant questions, and even mocked an intellectually disabled student.”

📚 Work and Tests

28/100

“Be prepared to put in 5-10 hrs. per week of studying and should do well.”

⭐ Fan Perspective

80/100

“Hands down the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he just reads the slide and moves on
Hes a good teacher and he takes things slow and he makes things simple
His lectures failed to coverage large portions of the homework

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Easy A if you actually want to learn chem
Does not
Class is VERY test heavy as there is a

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

he yelled at the student who came 5 minutes late
He will call you lazy, discourage questions
! Complete and utter waste of time

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with strong detail, recurring themes, and both strong praise and strong criticism.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 512

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 6 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 1